stds-802-16: 802.16 Meeting #1 Information

["Roger B. Marks" <marks@boulder.nist.gov>]

[Notice: It is the policy of 802.16 to treat messages posted here as non-confidential.]

Details regarding the IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless
Access (July 6-8, 1999 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) are on the web
<http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/16/meetings/mtg01>. Here are some
highlights:

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Overall Schedule

Tuesday July 6
8:00 am - 10:00 am  802.16 Opening Plenary
10:00 am - noon     802.16 System Requirements Task Group
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm   802.16 System Requirements Task Group
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm   802.16 Coexistence Task Group

Wednesday July 7
8:00 am - 6:00 pm   802.16 System Requirements Task Group
8:00 am - 6:00 pm   802.16 Coexistence Task Group

Thursday July 8
8:00 am - 10:00 am  802.16 PHY Task Group
10:00 am - noon     802.16 MAC Task Group
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm   802.16 Closing Plenary
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802.16 LEADERSHIP MEETING: MONDAY, JULY 5, 3-6 PM
We will discuss 802.16 organization and review plans for the week. All are
welcome; leaders and prospective leaders are encouraged to attend.
Attendance will not affect voting rights.

802 PLENARY MEETINGS: all registered attendees are invited
Monday July 5  1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Friday July 9  8:00 am -12:00 noon

802 SOCIAL RECEPTION: all registered attendees are invited
Wednesday July 7  6:30-9:30 pm

802 TUTORIALS: all registered attendees are invited; details to follow
Monday July 5   6:30 pm-8:00 pm: IEEE Patent Policy
Monday July 5   8:00 am-9:30 pm: to be announced
Tuesday July 6  6:30 pm-8:00 pm: Transcendata Technology Overview
Tuesday July 6  8:00 am-9:30 pm: to be announced

MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING
The Secretary will take attendance each morning and evening on July 6-8.
Those signed in for at least 5 of the 6 opportunities will become voting
members of 802.16. Voting issues, except procedurally-required motions such
as adoption of the agenda, will be deferred to the closing Plenary, after
voting membership is ascertained. Further details are on the web.

802 CD-ROM
Members of 802 Working Groups are entitled to receive a CD-ROM of all 802
standards for limited personal use. These discs will be distributed in
Montreal to the new voting members of 802.16. The procedure has not yet
been established.

REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL
See the web <http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/16/meetings/mtg01>.



Dr. Roger B. Marks  <mailto:marks@nist.gov>           
Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access
National Wireless Electronic Systems Testbed (N-WEST) <http://nwest.nist.gov>
National Institute of Standards and Technology/Boulder, CO
phone: 1-303-497-3037  fax: 1-303-497-7828